Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,871, Jacob Gaster, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Gaster, Jacob.
S. 6871
B.L.W. 26410-160-55.
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS

1781 1781 1781 1781 1781 1781 1781 1781
War of the Revolution Near Pensylvania
N.C. June 22 - 1695 W. H. May 23rd B.B. 18th
[Large stylized letter P]
Jno. M. Rose Shawsville N.C.
1781
W. H. G. S. S.

Order to pay John ...
March 1840. June 20/34
Heath not on A.B.
16.913 North Carolina Jacob Paster
of Moore Co - in the State of North Carolina, who was a Pr in the Company, commanded by Captain Burr - of the Regt, commanded by  in the North Carolina line of Militia.
Mo Pr - $ 23.33
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina - at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Oct 1833 - and sent to Alex G. Leamy, clk Moore Co. N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 - 58.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mch 1834. 11.66 3/4
$ 69.98 3/4
{ Revolutionary En. int. } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by John S. Spagn Clerk, Book E Vol. 8 1/2 Page 56

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832.
State of North Carolina Moore County } S.S.
On this 20 th day of November 1832, personally appeared in open court before Malachi McRae an Esquire of the Peace. The court of Commissioners sitting. Sarah Gaster a resident of the State of North Carolina and county of Moore aged about twenty seven years of age, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June the 7 th 1832.
That she entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That about the first of March 1781 she entered the service of the United States as a volunteer under Capt. Daniel Moore for a term of three months. That at that time she resided in the County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina and that she was then about near sixteen years of age. That when this appointment entered the service under the aforesaid Capt. Moore they marched through the upper part of said County of Cumberland into the County of Chatham expecting to meet with General Greene's Army. That when they reached the lower part of Chatham County, not having been fortunate as to meet with Genl. Greene's Army and learning that Genl. Cornwallis with his Army were at Ramsay's Mills on Deep River, as there was but another force north there but Capt. Moore being sorry they thought it best to retreat to the County of Cumberland aforesaid.
That the section of country from where they retreated in the County of Chatham * and the upper part of the County of Cumberland contained a great number of Tories, who were annoying the peaceable citizens of the

Country and doing much mischief by plundering &c and that in their said retreats or return to Wilmington = land they thought proper to divide into different parties and were to meet again at Henry Gaston in the aforsaid County of Cumberland on the 28 th day of March.
That on the said 28 th of March these little forces did meet at Henry Gaston and that they were discovered by Genl. Lord Wallis's Army or part of them, that they were attacked, one man killed, several wounded six made prisoners and the rest escaped. That this applicant was one of the number who were made prisoners of. That he was carried by the British Army to Cross Creek (now Fayette- ville) in the aforesaid County of Cumberland, North Carolina & from thence to the town of Wilmington, where he with the other prisoners was kept in the Guard House for about three weeks. That they were then placed on board of a British Ship for safe keeping where they remained for more than two months when he was exchanged for British Prisoners and then set at liberty and returned to his residence in Cumberland where he arrived about the last of July or first of Aug t .
That some time about the last of the year 1781 or the first of the year 1782 he again entered the service of his Country as a Volunteer for a term of three months under Captain Henry Gaston. That at that time he still lived in Cumberland County North Carolina. That he was stationed at Cross Creek (now Fayetteville) for the purpose of guarding the town where he remained until his said term of three months expired when he was legally discharged by his Captain in writing which discharge he has lost or mislaid so that he cannot now find it.
That when this applicant was stationed at Cross Creek as aforesaid there were some regular troops there stationed also, among the officers of whom was Capt. Joshua Hald- who is the only one among them whose name he now recollects. = lects. That the names or numbers of any of the Regiments

with which he served he does not now recollect
That this applicant has no documentary evidence to prove his said service Nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure by whom he can prove it, except Murdock McIntosh whose testimony is hereinafter stated.
The following Questions were then propounded to the said applicant by the said Court. (To wit)
1 st Where and in what year were you born.
I was born in the State of North Carolina Cumberland County on the 16 th day of Ap r 1765.
2 nd Have you any record of your age & if so when is it.
A. I have a record of my age at my residence in Moore County in a prayer book formerly belonging to my Father.
3 rd Where were you living when called into the service Where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live.
When I was called in to the service I resided in the State of North Carolina and County of Cumberland which County having since been divided I fell into that part of it which is now called Moore, where I have resided ever since and where I now reside.
4 th How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom.
I entered the service and served both of the above named terms of three months each as a Volunteer.
5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served. Such Continental or Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the General Circumstances of your service.
Col l Joshua Haddy is the only officer belonging to the regular troops with whom I served whose name I now distinctly recollect, that I do not recollect the

Name or number of any document with which I know that the general circumstances of my services are stated in the foregoing preceding declaration 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it.
I rec d a discharge for the last three months tower when I served from given by Capt t Henry Gaster, which I have since lost or mislaid so that I cannot now find it.
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
I am known to Duncan Macpherson Esq r John Mc Leod Esq r John McLeod Esq r Charles G. Harrington & William Dalrymple.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Jacob Gaster
We Duncan Macpherson & John McLeod residing in the state of North Carolina and County of Moore hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Gaster who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be at least sixty years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Duncan Macpherson John McLeod

Personally appeared in open court David  Richard McIntosh of the state of North Carolina and County of Moore and after being duly sworn deposes and sayeth, that, in the year 1781 or 1782 while he was serving as a soldier of the revolution and was stationed at Cross Creek (Now Fayetteville) in the state of North Carolina and County of Cumberland, he was well acquainted with Jacob Gaster the above named applicant and that the said Gaster was serving as a soldier with the American forces and was also stationed at that place (Cross Creek) that they served together and that the said Jacob Gaster served at that time a full term of three months.
Sworn to & subscribed this 21 st day of Nov r 1832
Richard McIntosh
The said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Duncan MacKinon & J. M. Lord who signed the preceding proceeding certificate are residents in the County of Moore, state of North Carolina and are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Malcolm M c Curran J.P. Angus Ferguson J.P. John Patterson J.P.

State of North Carolina
Moore County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. November Term 1832
Personally appeared in open Court Peter Morris who being duly sworn according to Law deponeth & saith That in the year 1781 he resided a near neighbor to Jacob Gaster (and had done for many years before) and that the said Jacob Gaster was absent from home from about the 25 th of March 1781 until about the last of July or first of August following and that it was generally reported and believed in the neigh- borhood that the said Jacob Gaster was during that time a prisoner under the British and that he the said Peter Morris concurs in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 19 th day of Nov r 1832 J. D. [Signature] Nov 18 Peter
It was a Mr. [unclear] [unclear]

Personally appeared in Open Court Cornelius David Esq. Clerk of this Court who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare, that he has been acquainted with Jacob Gaster the Applicant for forty years and that he is a man of truth and veracity, that he has acted as Colonel of the County for many years and frequently represented the County in the Legislature of N o Carolina and that he has no hesitation in giving full faith and credit to the preceding Affidavit made by him.
Sworn to and subscribed this 20 th day of Nov r A D 1832
Corn s David
State of North Carolina Moore County - - }
I Cornelius David Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the Aforesaid County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Jacob Gaster for a pardon.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20 th day of November A D 1832
Corn s David

119,014
No. 1.
Bounty Land Claim.
Act March 3d, 1855.
Jacob Luster
Rev War
FILED BY
JOHN M. ROSE,
Fayetteville, N. C.
Printed at the Argus Job Office, Fayetteville, N. C.

State of North Carolina,
County of Moore
On this, the 20 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty- three , personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Jacob Gaster , aged 90 years, a resident of Moore , in the State of North Carolina, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Jacob Gaster , who was a Soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Henry Gads  Planters in the Regiment of commanded by Col. Th. Armstrong in the war with  of the Revolution
that he enlisted the United States Service  on or about the  the  Church , 1781 , for the term of 12 mos , and continued in actual service in the said war for the term of fourteen days, and was honorably discharged at Brandywine  on or about the  the  Expulsion of 1781
He makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under Act approved March 3, 1855. He also declares that he has not received a Warrant for Bounty Land under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor. That he is now a pensioner of the United States at Fayetteville agency from place upon the 10 th Oct - 18 1873 .
Jacob Gaster J. Gaster

We, Daniel M c Iver and James Lett , residents of Moore , North Carolina, declare that the foregoing De- claration was signed and acknowledged by Jacob Gaster in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and circumstances of the applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
wt name Daniel M c Iver wt name James Lett
The foregoing Declaration and Affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above-written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, and that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim, and am not engaged in its prosecution.
20 Oct D. Collins J. P.
State of North Carolina, } County of Moore }
I, A. L. Cunn Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County do certify that H. Rollins , whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificate was at the time a Justice of the Peace in and for our said County, and that all his acts are entitled to full credit.
Given under my hand and seal of office, this 30 th day of April , 185 5 .
A. L. Cunn , Clerk.

22705
Jacob Gaster N. 6.
Pa
Samuel or prevale 7 mo. $23.33
e. j. not authent.
Alex. C. Cury Clark Stone Co N. 6
R X

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
13 May 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Gaston . N.C
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Name and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Name and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Mar 1781 volun teer was kept prison er 2 3 Private Capt Brue Sherman's Creek March to Mt Gilead 67 entered the service Cumberland Co N.C now lives Co of Moore N.C   Last of 1781 on 2 nd 2 part of the army - Thwing may have   beginning 82 - volun teer 3 " Capt Gaston Stations at Cross Creek to guard the town  
one surviving witness knows no town - but not certain because Certificate of citizenship - The papers are not regular
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ of the Court of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons --one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

June 27, 1939
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
BA-J/AWF Jacob Gaster S. 6871
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Gaster of North Carolina, pension claim, S. 6871.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 6871, based upon service of Jacob Gaster in the War of the Revolution.
Jacob Gaster was born April 16, 1765 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The names of his parents are not given.
While living in Cumberland County, North Carolina, Jacob Gaster enlisted about the first of March, 1781, served as private in Captain Daniel Buie's North Carolina company; he was captured by the British, March 28, 1781, at the home of Henry Gaster (no relationship shown) and carried to Wilmington, North Carolina, where he was held in a guard house for about three weeks when he was placed on board a British ship, where he remained for more than two months, when exchanged and returned to his residence in Cumberland County, reaching there July 30, 1781. He enlisted January 20, 1782, served as private in Captain Henry Gaster's North Carolina company, and was discharged May 1, 1782.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 20, 1832, at which time he was

living in Moore County, North Carolina, which was formerly a part of Cumberland County.
It was stated that Jacob Gaster frequently represented Moore County, in the State Legislature. He was living in Moore County in 1885.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.
The application for headstone for Jacob Gaster is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

April 2, 1936
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Arlene Kimball William Hooper School Wilmington, North Carolina
BA-J/MCS James Brooks, R. 1258 Jacob Gaster, S. 6871
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War records of James Brooks and Jacob Gaster who were pensioners from North Carolina.
You are furnished herewith, the records of James Brooks, R. 1258, and Jacob Gaster, S. 6871, as shown by papers on file in their claims for pension.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

April 2, 1936
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BA-J/MCS Jacob Gaster, S. 6871
Arlene Kimball William Hooper School Wilmington, North Carolina
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 6871, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Jacob Gaster.
He was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina, April 16, 1765. The names of his parents were not given.
While living in Cumberland County, North Carolina, he enlisted about the first of March, 1781, as private in Captain Daniel Buie's* North Carolina company; on March 28, 1781, at the home of Henry Gaster (relationship not shown) he was captured by the British and carried to Wilmington, North Carolina, where he was held in a guard house for about three weeks when he was placed on board of a British ship where he remained for more than two months when he was exchanged and returned to his residence in Cumberland County, on July 30, 1781. He enlisted January 20, 1782, as private in Captain Henry Gaster's North Carolina company and was discharged May 1, 1782.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 20, 1832, at which time he was living in Moore County, North Carolina, which was formerly a part of Cumberland County.
It was stated that Jacob Gaster frequently represented Moore County in the State Legislature. He was living in that county in 1855.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to soldier's wife or children.
* Think this is Buie as there is a John Buie in Rev. files from Cumberland Co., N.C.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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6871 INVALID.
File No. 6871
Jacob Gaster Prim. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1852
Index:—Vol. 1 st , Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Jacob Gartin
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J. M. Rose
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Fayetteville
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No. 119002 Act 3rd March
(Haverthorpe No 6) May 13/56
Jacob Garter. Claim is suspended because his Revolutionary Services is not of record
I presume you can now allow the claim
Chas M Rose

119.014

Fayetteville Ark May 3/1855
Wm Lloyd Waldo
I herewith enclose the declarations of Hugh W. Patterson Mary Bryant Jacob Barker
Chas H. Ross

Sept 20 th 1833
It may appear mysterious that Genl Dowd, Name is to some of the papers as Clark, and others B. Currys to others. This will be Explained when you are informed that on the 20 th of August last said Dowd went out of office and said Currys came in. You will direct my papers to Cornelius Dowd Esq. State of North Carolina Moore County Carthage Post office
Jacob Gaston

Charlestown June 16 1854
L. Waldo Esq.
an old man in Moore Co. NC by the name of Jacob Gaster who is on the Pension Roll at this Agency act 1832. has been writing to me 2 or 3 times, that he is entitled to an increase of pension. I do not know how or for what cause, but he has been so informed by some one, is there any law by which his pension could be increased. I do not presume the state of facts has changed since he was put on the roll nor do I know what or any thing about his service or who had him put on the Roll, in fact I know nothing about his case, but he appears to me as if I thought he had made the subject
Yrs & C
Chas. M. Rose

State of North Carolina Moore County
I Alexander C. Curry Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the aforesaid County of Moore do hereby certify that Duncan McRae who signed the within certificate was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid regularly Commissioned and duly Qualified according to Law, and that his signature is in his proper hand writing, and that full faith and credence due all his Acts in that Capacity.
Given under My hand and Seal of Office at office this 30 th day of August A.D. 1853-
Alexander C. Curry C.C.C.

State of North Carolina Moore County
Personally appeared before me Duncan McClure one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Daniel M c Iver Esquire who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he has been well acquainted with Jacob Gaster for fifty years that the most the time he lived near him that he well recollects that on the 28 th of March 1781. There was a skirmish between the Americans and the British that at that time he under- stood and believed the said Jacob Gaster was taken Prisoner, that he well recollects that about that time the said Jacob Gaster was from home three or four months. This deponent further saith that sometime after Cornwallis' army marched through Cross Creek that he was in said town with said Jacob Gaster as a Militia Soldier under Captain Henry Gaster and that the said Jacob Gaster is a man of good character for truth and veracity, that he has frequently been elected a member of the Legislature of this state from this County
Sworn to and subscribed this 26 th day of August 1833 A.D. Daniel M c Iver Esq r
State of North Carolina Moore County
This is to certify that the above deposition was sworn to and subscribed before me on the 26 th day of August - A.D. 1833 I further certify that Daniel M c Iver Esq r is a credible witness
Given under my hand the day and year above written
Duncan McClure

Jacob Gaster
Declaration for a Pension
. 22705

Declaration
In Order to Obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832 State of North Carolina Moore County
On the 19 th day of August 1833 Personally appeared in Open Court before me Joseph Tyson John Shumberger & John Patterson Who presided as a Court at the time Jacob Gaston a resident of the County of Moore in the State of North Carolina Aged Sixty Eight years. Who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to Obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1832. That he Volunteered in the Militia of the State of North Carolina in the year 1781 and served under the following named Officer Captain Daniel Boone. That he entered into the Militia of the State of North Carolina as a Volunteer and as a private Soldier for the term of Three Months on the first day of March  February in the year 1781. That at the time he entered the Service he resided in the State of North Carolina and County of Cumberland (Now Moore County), he was then Marched to the upper part of said County of Cumberland, thence into the County of Chatham. The Object was to Join General Greene's Army, but before we could do so the Battle at Guilford Court House took place. On hearing of General Greene's defeat and learning that Cornwallis was Marching towards Ramsay's Mill on Deep River he was March back into the County of Cumberland. in the said County of Cumberland. and in particular in the upper part thereof was agreed many Tories, who was at this time collected into small Companies. and was doing a great deal of Mischief by plundering the good Citizens and then going off to the British to prevent these Tories from doing Mischief and from giving to the British. and from giving to the British. and to watch the Movements of the British Army. and to harass the scouting and foraging parties. our Company was divided. and were to meet again at Henry Gaston's in said County of Cumberland on the 28 th day March 1781. That at the time and place aforesaid the said Company did meet. and on the same day was attacked by a party of the British belonging to Cornwallis Army. and defeated with the loss of one Man killed and several wounded I was made prisoner. The rest made their escape. That this Applicant was one of those who were made prisoners. That he was carried by the Enemy to Cross Creek (Now Fayetteville), and from thence to Wilmington in the aforesaid State. Where he with the other prisoners was kept in the guard house for about three weeks. That they were then put on board of a ship for safe keeping. Where they remained more than two months. When he was exchanged for and set at liberty. When he immediately set out for his residence in said County of Cumberland where he Arrived on the 30 th day July 1781. — That on the 20 th of January 1882 he again Entered into the Militia of the State of North Carolina a Volunteer as a private Soldier for the term of three Months under Captain Henry Gaston That at this time he still resided in the State of North Carolina

and County of Cumberland, and was Marched to Cross Creek (New Taylorsville) and there Stationed for the purpose of Guarding Said Town and the Military Stores which had been collected at that place from the Tories who was at this time collected together in considerable Numbers on the Cape Fear in Robeson County in the State aforesaid forty or fifty Miles from Said Town of Cross Creek. Where he Remained until the 1 st day of May 1782 when he was legally discharged in Writing, which discharge was dated on the 1 st day of May 1782 and signed by Henry Gaston his Captain. which discharge he has lost so that he cannot now find it. This Applicant further states that while he was Stationed in Cross Creek there was one Company of Regular troops Stationed there commanded by Captain Joshua Hasty and that these are the only Regular troops he was ever attached to or served with. This Applicant further states that there is no Clergyman residing near him. This Applicant further states that there is no surviving Witness to be found who can prove his Service for the first named three Months. Nor has he any documentary Evidence to prove the same. but that he believes he can prove the last three Months Service by Murdoch McIntosh Esq r . that Applicant further states that from the lack of Memory some of the above dates may not be correct to a day, but he believes they are or nearly so. He hereby Relinquishes Every Claim to a Pension or an Annuity Except the present and he declares that his Name is not on the pension Roll of any Army in any State or Territory.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jacob Gaston
We Stephen Berryman & John Stephens Murdoch McIntosh residing in the State of North Carolina and County of Moore hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Gaston who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty Eight years of Age, that he is respected and beloved in the Neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that Opinion.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Stephen Berryman Murdoch McIntosh
And the Said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and concurs as he states and the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Stephen Berryman and Murdoch McIntosh who has signed
the above Certificate is Residents in the State of North Carolina and County of Moore, and is Creditable persons, and that their Statement is entitled to Credit.
Laucheson John Patterson John Thornburg

William Dood Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Moore in the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Gaster for a pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 19 th day of August A.D. 1833
Wm. Dood Clerk
Questions put by the Court to Jacob Gaster the Applicant for a pension.
1 st Where and in what year were you born
Answer. I was born in the State of North Carolina in the County of Cumberland on the 16 th day of April 1765
2 d Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it Answer. I have a record of my age in a prayer book now at my residence in Moore County which belonged to my Father.
3 d Where were you living when called into the Service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live.
Answer. When I was called into the Service I resided in the State of North Carolina and County of Cumberland, this County have been divided. I fell into the part called Moore County, where I have resided ever since and where I now reside.
4 th How were you called into the Service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom -
Answer. I was a Volunteer -
5 th State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the General circumstances of your Service -
Answer. The last three months I served I was stationed in Crossroads. There was one company of regular troops stationed there also, commanded by Captain Joshua Hadley. These are all the Continental troops I was attached to or served with. Just before the battle at Guilford Court House Captain Daniel Boone was trying to raise a company to go and join General Greene's Army. I volunteered under him as a private soldier for three months. When the company was made up we started to go to Genl. Greene's Army but before we got there heard of his defeat at Guilford Court House. We then returned to Cumberland County, where the company was divided, and one part sent to watch the movements of the British Army, and to harass their scouting and foraging parties. We were there marching from Guilford Court House to Ramsour's Mill on Deep River.

and the other part to disperse the Tories who were quite numerous in said County of Cumberland and in particular in the upper part of it, the Company was to meet again at Henry Gaston in said County of Cumberland on the 28 th day of March 1781. at the time and place aforesaid the Company did meet, and was attacked by a party of the British belonging to Cornwallis's Army. one Man was killed, several wounded and seven made prisoners. The last escaped, I was one of those taken prisoners. I was then taken to Cross Creek (now Fayetteville), from there to Wilmington, and there put aboard of a Ship. where I remained until I was exchanged for. Immediately on being released I started home where I arrived on the 30 th day of July 1781. Wished to join any regular troops or Militia Regiments - On the 20 th day of January 1782. I again volunteered as a private Soldier for three Months under Capt. Henry Gaston and was marched to Cross Creek. where I was stationed, to guard the town and Military Store collected at that place, from the Tories who were numerous on the east Swamp in Robeson County forty or fifty miles from Cross Creek. I remained in Cross Creek until the 1 st day of May 1782. when I was legally discharged in writing by my Captain Henry Gaston. then 6 th . did you ever receive a discharge from the Service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it - Answer - I did receive a written discharge for the last three months I served given by Henry Gaston my Captain, which I have lost. so that I cannot find it -
7 th . State the Name of person to whom you are known in your Neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your Character for Veracity and their belief of your Services as a Soldier of the Revolution -
Answer - Duncan MacLaren Esq r . John McLeod Esq r . Archibald Dalrymple, Daniel McIver, Stephen Brysson and John Morris and Murdoch McIntosh.